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Peltichia
Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Superfamily:
Enteletoidea
Family:
Enteletidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Peltichia Jin & Liao in Jin & SUN, 1981, p. 129
Type Species:
Parenteletes sinensis zigzag HUANG, 1933, p. 13, OD
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
southern China, Tibet
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Beginning International Stage:
Wordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
259.55
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Ending International Stage:
Wuchiapingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
40
Ending Date:
257.43
Description
Unisulcate, medium-sized valves with parallel dental plates and well-developed median septum
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Classification
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Orthida
Superfamily:
Enteletoidea
Family:
Enteletidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Peltichia Jin & Liao in Jin & SUN, 1981, p. 129
Type Species:
Parenteletes sinensis zigzag HUANG, 1933, p. 13, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
southern China, Tibet
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Beginning International Stage:
Wordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
259.55
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Upper Permian (Tatarian)
Ending International Stage:
Wuchiapingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
40
Ending Date:
257.43
Description
Unisulcate, medium-sized valves with parallel dental plates and well-developed median septum